Posted 5/20/09
CALL FOR PAPERS
CONFERENCE ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GROWTH
November 19-20, 2009
World Bank, Washington DC
Jointly sponsored by the World Bank Group
and the Kauffman Foundation
OVERVIEW:
Entrepreneurship is important for the continued dynamism of
the modern economy and economic growth. The aim of this
conference is to explore government regulations and
reforms, private sector initiatives, and financial sector
developments that affect the creation of new firms, the
average size of firms, and the dynamism of incumbent firms.
The conference will give priority to papers that further
our understanding of the factors that contribute to greater
high-growth entrepreneurship and formal sector
participation. We are also interested in papers using
"experimental" field work to study the impact of reforms on
firm entry, performance, and survival.
TOPICS:
While submissions from a wide range of perspectives and
topics are welcome, we specifically invite papers on the
following:
- The causal effects of institutional, regulatory, and
fiscal reforms on entrepreneurial activity;
- The impact of reforms to encourage greater transitioning
from the informal to the formal sector and the impact of
formal sector registration on firm borrowing and growth;
- The effects of financial, operational, and management
constraints on entrepreneurship and policies that help
alleviate these constraints;
- The role of entrepreneurship in economic growth and
development;
- The impact of the recent financial crisis on new business
creation.
SUBMISSION DETAILS:
Paper Submission Deadline: June 1, 2009
Decision on Acceptance: August 1, 2009
Economy class travel expenses and lodging for one presenter
for each paper will be reimbursed by the organizing
institutions.
Preference is given to completed papers, although in
exceptional circumstances work in progress will be
considered.
Please submit papers electronically (in either a .pdf or
Word file) to:
CONTACT: Mani Jandu
Email: MAILTO:mjandu@worldbank.org
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Leora Klapper, World Bank
Asli Demirguc-Kunt, World Bank
Ray Fisman, Columbia University
Inessa Love, World Bank
Antoinette Schoar, MIT
Robert Strom, Kauffman Foundation
Chris Woodruff, UC San Diego
FURTHER INFORMATION:
For further information please contact:
CONTACT: Leora Klapper
Senior Economist, Development Research Group
World Bank
Email: MAILTO:lklapper@worldbank.org
More information on the World Bank Group Entrepreneurship
Project is available at:
http://econ.worldbank.org/research/entrepreneurship
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